Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Liquorice \Liq"uor*ice\ (l[i^]k"[~e]r*[i^]s), n.
   See {Licorice}.

Source : WordNet®

liquorice
     n 1: deep-rooted coarse-textured plant native to the
          Mediterranean region having blue flowers and pinnately
          compound leaves; widely cultivated in Europe for its
          long thick sweet roots [syn: {licorice}, {Glycyrrhiza
          glabra}]
     2: a black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice
        plant [syn: {licorice}]